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With all the acronyms that are used on forums and the web in general it can get a bit confusing, so below is a list of some of the more commonly used reefing and general acronyms

Reef terms:-

BTA: bubble tipped anemone
CBB: Copper Band Butterflyfish
CUC: Clean Up Crew
DE: Double ended - type of halide lamp
DI: DeIonised
DSB: Deep Sand Bed
FO: Fish Only
FOWLR: Fish Only With Live Rock
FW: Fresh Water
GPH: Gallons Per Hour
HLLE: Head and Lateral Line Erosion - fish disease
HOB: Hang-On Back - hang-on skimmer
K: Kelvin
LFS: Local Fish Shop
LMB: Lawn Mower Blenny
LPH: Litres Per Hour
LPS: Large Polyped Stoney - hard coral
LR: Live Rock
LS: Live Sand
MH: Metal Halide - light
MJ: Maxi Jet - powerhead
MM: Miracle Mud
NO: Normal Output - Fluorescent Tube
NSW: Natural Sea Water
OR: Ocean Runner - pump
O3: Ozone
PAR: Photosynthetically Available Radiation - useful light to coral
PC: Power Compact - fluorescent tube
P/H: power head
PPM: Parts per Million
PPT: Parts per Thousand
QT: Quarantine / Quarantine Tank
RO: Reverse Osmosis
RTN: Rapid Tissue Necrosis - coral disease
SE: Single Ended - type of halide lamp
SG: Specific Gravity
sp: species
SPS: Small Polyped Stoney - hard coral
SSB: Shallow Sand Bed
TDS: Total Dissolved Solids
T5: Fluorescent Tube 5/8 of an inch in diameter
T8: Fluorescent Tube 8/8 of an inch in diameter
UGF: Under gravel filtration
UV: Ultra Violet
VHO: Very High Output - fluorescent tube
V: volts
W: watts

Basic Test Kits :-

pH: Potenz Hydrogen or potential hydrogen, the measure of acidity in solution.

O2: Oxygen, a measure of the oxygen concentration in solution.

NH3: Ammonia Nitrogen, the first toxic stage of the nitrogen cycle.

NO2: NitrIte, unstable form of nitrogen and the second stage of the nitrogen cycle.

NO3: NitrAte, final part of nitrogen cycle which denitrifies in anoxic conditions and turns into nitrogen gas N2.

PO4: Phosphate, an unwanted nutrient found in tap water etc that feeds slime and hair algaes.

KH: (K) carbonate hardness, the measure of hydrogen carbonate ions in solution.

Ca: Calcium, the substance from which invertebrates build their skeletal structures.

Mg: Magnesium, helps in the calcification process of invertebrates and is essential to balance Kh and Ca.

General terms :-

AFAIK: As Far As I Know
ATB: All The Best
BB: Bulletin Board
BTW: By The Way
BRB: Be Right Back
CBA: Can't Be A****
DKW: Don't Know Why
FWIW: For What It's Worth
FYI: for your information
HTH: Hope That Helps
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
IME: In My Experience
IMHO: In My Honest Opinion
IMO: In My Opinion
IYO: In Your Opinion
JMHO: Just My Honest Opinion
LOL: Laughs Out Loud
OP: Original Post / Original Poster
NP: No Problem
PITA: Pain In The Ass
PM: Personal Message
PMSL: P*** myself laughing
ROFLMAO: Rolling On Floor Laughing My A*** Off
SIC: Spelt InCorrectly
(sp?): spelling?
TBH: To Be Honest
TTT: To The Top (when bumping a thread)
YKW: You Know Who
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary

bump: no meaning, but the message 'bumps' the thread to the top of the New Posts list.



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